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G. C. HOOD.

CLEANING ROD FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATIQN FILED MAYIB. 1919.

Patented Dec..16, 1919.

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GROVER C. HOOD, 0F DILWORTH, OKLAHOMA.

CLEANING-ROD FOR FIREARMS.

Application filed May 19, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnovnx 0. H001), a citizen of the United States,residing at Dilworth, in the county of Kay, State of Oklahoma, haveinvented a new and useful Cleaning-Rod for Firearms; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to cleaning rods for fire arms and has for itsobject to provide a metallic rod, which rod has its upper end providedwith a finger loop whereby the rod may be grasped, and to provide itslower end with a transverse slot, through which. slot a rag may bepassed to be forced into the bore of a gun for cleaning the same. It isalso an object of the invention to provide the end of the rod with atapering portion terminating in a hook, said hook being adapted to beforced into the rag if the same should become jammed in the bore of thegun, which often happens in cleaning bores of guns by this type of rod,the ta pering hooked end being normally, during a cleaning operation,covered by a cap which threads on the end of the rod.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides, in thecombination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawings and described and claimed, it being understood that changesin the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scopeof what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of the cleaning rod.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the lower end of the rod.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the lower end of the rod.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a conventional formof gun cleaning rod, which is preferably formed from heavy brass wire,but may be formed from steel if so desired. The upper end is providedwith a loop 2, which loop forms means whereby the rod may be grasped toforce the same into the bore of a gun. Extending transversely throughthe lower end Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

Serial No. 298,298.

3 of the rod is a slot 4, this slot 4 being adapted to receive acleaning rag 5. End 8 of the rod is provided with a threaded reducedportion 6, from the lower end of which extends a tapered member 7, whichtapered member terminates in a sharp point 8, there being a hook 9spaced from the end S. Telescopically fitting over the tapered portion 7is a metallic cap 10, the open end of which is provided with threads 11which motion, it sometimes happens that the rag will come out of thetransverse opening 4 and become ammed in the bore of the gun. VJhen thishappens the cover 10 is removed from the end of the rod, then thetapered portion is forced downwardly into the rag until the'hook 9 haspassed therethrough; after-the hook 9 assumes this position a pull isimparted on the rod which will cause the book 9 to engage the rag andpull the same out of the bore of the gun. When the rag has been removedthe cap 10 is again placed on the end of the cleaning rod.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and usefulis 1. A gun cleaning rod comprising a body portion, said body portionbeing provided with a tapering pointed end, said end having a hookspaced from the point thereof, a threaded cap threaded on the end ofsaid rod and telescopically fitting over the tapered end thereof and atransversely disposed slot extending through said body portion adjacentthe upper end of said threaded cap member.

2. A gun cleaning rod comprising a body portion, said body portion beingprovided with a transverse slot near its lower end, a reduced threadedportion adjacent said transverse slot, said reduced threaded portionhaving a downwardly extending tapered portion terminating in a sharppoint,

said tapered portion having a hook spaced name to this specification inthe presence of groin the poifit thereof]: a cap telescclolpically twosubscribing Witnesses.

tting over 1; e taperec portion an aving its open end provided withthreads adapted GROVER HOOD 5 to be received by the threaded reducedpor- Witnesses:

tion. 0. E. RILEY,

In testimony whereof I have signed my ALLIS D. WILSON.

